Box partition



F. A. HOEH July 3, 1934.

BOX PARTITION Filed March 25, 1953 Patented July 3, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in partitions for boxes used for milk bottles or the like, the general object of the invention being to provide the partition strips extending in one direction with metal members at their upper edges, which tend to keep the said edges from becoming broken and also hold the partition strips in assembled position while permitting them to be opened and closed.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view showing the partition strips in a crate or box, the said box or crate being shown in dotted lines.

Figure 2 is an end view.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of two of the strips with the metal member on one of the strips.

In this drawing, the numeral 1 indicates the strips extending in one direction and the numeral 2 the strips extending at rightangles to the strips 1, the two sets of strips being formed with the notches 3 in the usual manner, each notch receiving a part of a strip which is arranged at right angles to the strip containing the notch, as clearly shown in Figure 3.

In carrying out my invention, I make the strips 1 with their edges extending above the edges of the strips 2 and place substantially inverted U- shaped metal members 4 on the upper edges of said strips 1. As shown in Figures 2 and 3, these metal members bridge the notches in the strips 1 and thus act to hold the strips 2 in said notches without interfering with the collapsing of the partition unit, or the opening of the same to the position it occupies in Figure 1. These metal members also act as reinforcing means for the partition strips and tend to keep the tops from becoming broken.

While the invention is mainly designed for use with milk bottles and other bottles, it will, of course, be understood that it can be used wherever desired.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

In a removable and collapsible partition unit for boxes including two sets of strips, the strips of one set being arranged at right angles to those of the other set and the strips of each set being notched to receive portions of the strips of the other set, one set of strips having the notches therein passing through their lower edges and the strips of the other set having the notches therein passing through their upper edges, with the upper edges of the last mentioned sets of strips extending slightly above the upper edges of the other set of strips, and a reinforcing member of inverted U-shape on the upper edge of each strip of the set which have the notches passing through their upper edges, said reinforcing members bridging the notches of said strips for holding the strips of the other set in place and each reinforcing member being of substantially the same length as the strip to which it is connected.

FREDERICK A. HOEH. 

